Date: Tue, 8 Jul 1997 08:56:50 +1200 (NZST) From: Jonathan Chen <jonc@pinnacle.co.nz> To: Mail Lists <maillist@home.comhelp.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: your mail Message-ID: <Pine.SGI.3.95.970708085528.13811B-100000@tui.pinnacle.co.nz> In-Reply-To: <Pine.SOL.3.91.970707130137.11314A@home>
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On Mon, 7 Jul 1997, Mail Lists wrote: > > Hi....whenever I update the password file my changes don't seem to take > effect even after a reboot...I've tried changing shells and comments and > they look right in the file, but don't work when logging in or using > finger...is there something else I need to do to update the system? > thanks...Adam Use `vipw' instead of `favourite-editor /etc/passwd'. It's a BSD-anachronism. -- Jonathan Chen e-mail : jonc@pinnacle.co.nz Pinnacle Software Ltd Voice : +64.9.415.4460 Auckland, New Zealand Fax : +64.9.415.4250
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